What does נָטַל (nāṭal) mean in the Bible?
נָטַל (nāṭal): Physical lifting extends to bearing burdens and, crucially, imposing obligations or judgment on others.
Hebrew · H5190
נָטַל
To lift ; by implication, to impose
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נָטַל H5190
Pronunciation nāṭal
What does נָטַל (nāṭal) mean in the Bible?
נָטַל (nāṭal): Physical lifting extends to bearing burdens and, crucially, imposing obligations or judgment on others.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5190?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the LORD] has laid it (1), am offering (1), He lifted them up (1), He lifts up (1).
Where does נָטַל (nāṭal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 24:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 2 Samuel (1), Lamentations (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the LORD] has laid it 1× Lamentations 3:28
am offering 1× 2 Samuel 24:12
He lifted them up 1× Isaiah 63:9
He lifts up 1× Isaiah 40:15
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 24:12 נוֹטֵ֣ל to am offering Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 40:15 יִטּֽוֹל׃ to He lifts up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 63:9 וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥ם to He lifted them up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Lamentations 3:28 נָטַ֖ל to [the LORD] has laid it Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 24:12
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 1 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 1
Source forms
וַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥ם 1x way·naṭ·ṭə·lêm Isaiah 63:9
יִטּֽוֹל׃ 1x yiṭ·ṭō·wl Isaiah 40:15
נוֹטֵ֣ל 1x nō·w·ṭêl 2 Samuel 24:12
נָטַ֖ל 1x nā·ṭal Lamentations 3:28
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 63:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 40:15
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 24:12
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Lamentations 3:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical lifting extends to bearing burdens and, crucially, imposing obligations or judgment on others.
Source Gloss
to lift ; by implication, to impose
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical lifting extends to bearing burdens and, crucially, imposing obligations or judgment on others.
to lift; by implication, to impose BDB: lift Usage: bear, offer, take up.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle active 2Sam 24:12 1×
Imperfect Isa 40:15 1×
Perfect Lam 3:28 1×
Word Origins
נָטַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain